Captain America #16: Doctor Doom Seizes Hell and Voids Mephisto's Contracts
In Captain America #16, Doom and Steve Rogers complete their rebellion, and Doom's first act as Hell's ruler cancels all of Mephisto's deals — a move fans tie to Spider-Man.
Doctor Doom and Steve Rogers succeed in their rebellion in Hell and Doom takes Mephisto's place as its ruler in Captain America #16, which is available now from Marvel Comics, according to screenrant.com. The issue is written by Chip Zdarsky with art by Valerio Schiti, colors by Romulo Fajardo Jr. and letters by Joe Caramagna.
As his first act as ruler, Doom declares that all of Mephisto's contracts are null and void. Fans have read the move as a route out of Spider-Man's "One More Day" deal, though Marvel has not explicitly stated in the issue that voiding the contracts affects Peter Parker.
That storyline dates back to 2007's "One More Day", in which Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson sacrificed their marriage to Mephisto to save a shot Aunt May. Marvel removed Spider-Man's 1987 marriage from canon as part of the same story. Earlier context stretches back to 2006's Civil War, when Parker publicly revealed his identity and his family was targeted by the Kingpin.
The issue also shows a panel of Spider-Man as an apparent angelic host attacks Earth. An angelic villain called the Adjudicator is set to appear in Avengers Volume 10.
Other threads in play
Recent issues of Captain America followed Doom and Rogers carrying out the rebellion to unseat Mephisto. Elsewhere, Avengers: Armageddon #5 offered a vision of a future in which Spider-Man is killed by Mephisto, and in Amazing Spider-Man the villain Ravager has removed all memory of Peter from Aunt May's mind.
Quick answers
When did Captain America #16 come out?
The issue, written by Chip Zdarsky with art by Valerio Schiti, is available now from Marvel Comics as of October 28, 2026.
Does voiding Mephisto's contracts undo Spider-Man's "One More Day" deal?
Marvel has not explicitly stated in the issue that voiding Mephisto's contracts affects Peter Parker; the connection is a fan interpretation.
Who rules Hell after Captain America #16?
Doctor Doom takes Mephisto's place as ruler of Hell after succeeding in his rebellion alongside Steve Rogers.